Joshua's Four Month Portraits

Teething

I won't be surprised if Joshua pops a tooth or two in the next few days. His gums which are usually soft are now really hard on the lower front. He's been super crabby and hasn't wanted to eat much. He can't hardly be soothed either. My poor little baby. I'm going to have to pop his new teethers into the fridge to cool them off for him.

Taking Pictures

Four Month Pediatric Appointment

Joshua went for his 4mth well baby check-up on Wednesday. He is growing like a little weed. He now weighs 15lbs 2oz, is 25.25" long, and his head is 17" around.

He also got his vaccines....poor little baby.

Watching Baby Einstein

Joshua loves to watch his Baby Einstein video. Here he is on his tummy watching it.

Posing For The Camera

All rolled up. He loves when I bring his toes up and touch his nose or his ears. So I pulled his little feet up to the top of his head. He always give a big smile afterwards....cameras not fast enough to catch it.


Some pictures of his tummy time. I love how he looks directly at the camera. My favorite one is the kissy lips he's making.






He doesn't quite fit into his hat that grandma bought him. He looked so cute in it though.




I tried to get this picture with better lighting, but this was the best I could do. I love how he is so adorable next to the word 'BABY' on the blanket.


My little wiggle worm. He was laying horizontally in the middle of the blanket with the toy directly above him when he started out.

Eating Applesauce

Joshua's first taste of applesauce. He made some funny faces with the first tastes, but really liked it the second time around and ate it without even spilling any.

What Did I Do Today?

Today I left some dishes dirty,
The bed got made around 3:30.
The diapers soaked a little longer,
The odor grew a little stronger.
The crumbs I spilled the day before,
Are staring at me from the floor.
The fingerprints there on the wall,
Will likely be there still next fall.
The dirty streaks on those windowpanes,
Will still be there next time it rains.
Shame on you, you sit and say,
Just what did you do today?

I held a baby till he slept,
I held a toddler while he wept.
I played a game of hide and seek,
I squeezed a toy so it would squeak.
I pulled a wagon, sang a song,
Taught a child right from wrong.
What did I do this whole day through?
Not much that shows, I guess that's true.
Unless you think that what I've done,
Might be important to someone
With deep green eyes and soft brown hair,
If that is true...I've done my share.

~ Author Unknown ~

He's Four Months Old

Here he is brand new at the hospital:


Here he is today (yes that is the same bear):

Pictures

My little chubby baby:


Mad....doesn't want to be in his swing:


Raul put his hat on backwards...thinks he looks cooler:


Wearing his paper hat that Daddy made:


Look how happy he is when he wakes up:

On My Horsey

He Rolled

Joshua rolled for the very first time on March 7th, but we couldn't get it on video and he wouldn't do it again until today where he rolled three times in a row for daddy. I got the last one on video....FINALLY!!!

He's Reaching

Joshua has NEVER reached for anything before. Whether it be while on his back or on his stomach....he'll sit and stare at things, but no will not reach out and pull something to himself...at last not on his own. I've put things into his hands and he'll bring them up to his mouth to chew on, but Sunday morning he did it for the first time...amazing how he does almost all the amazing first things at 4:30 in the morning.

Before I Was A Mom

Before I was a Mom I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put them down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom - I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment, or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

~ Author Unknown ~

Moving, Moving, Moving

Friday morning Joshua would no longer sleep past 4:30am so I got up and brought him to the living room and laid him on a blanket on the floor with his pull toy. He started out vertically underneath the toy. In a 45 minute time frame he managed to turn himself 360 degrees...all the while playing with the rings.

In His Chair

We put Joshua in his chair today and he seemed to enjoy it. Good thing because this will be his high chair/booster seat at the table.

New Mobile

Joshua's new mobile:


Joshua showing how happy he is with his new mobile:

Playing

Strange Baby

He can't decide if he wants his Razberry or his fingers.


Okay, he didn't start out his nap with his duckie on his face.

Being Silly

Yesterday this was Joshua's way of saying he was done playing.

Looking adorable in his swing.

Uh Oh.

Just Sling It

Ohhhhh.......he looks so cute and he was actually calm, quiet, and comfy.

Making Noise

Raising Kids

Thinking of Having Kids?

Do this 11 step program first!

Lesson 1
1. Go to the grocery store.
2. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office.
3. Go home.
4. Pick up the newspaper.
5. Read it for the last time.

Lesson 2
Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who already are parents and berate them about their:
1. Methods of discipline.
2. Lack of patience.
3. Appallingly low tolerance levels.
4. Allowing their children to run wild.
5. Suggest ways in which they might improve their child's breast feeding, sleep habits, toilet training, table manners, and overall behaviour.
Enjoy it because it will be the last time in your life you will have all the answers.

Lesson 3
A really good way to discover how the nights might feel.
1. Get home from work and immediately begin walking around the living room from 5PM to 10PM carrying a wet bag weighing approximately 8-12 pounds, with a radio turned to static (or some other obnoxious sound) playing loudly. (Eat cold food with one hand for dinner)
2. At 10PM, put the bag gently down, set the alarm for midnight, and go to sleep.
3. Get up at 12 and walk around the living room again, with the bag, until 1AM.
4. Set the alarm for 3AM.
5. As you can't get back to sleep, get up at 2AM and make a drink and watch an infomercial.
6. Go to bed at 2:45AM.
7. Get up at 3AM when the alarm goes off.
8. Sing songs quietly in the dark until 4AM.
9. Get up. Make breakfast. Get ready for work and go to work (work hard and be productive)
Repeat steps 1-9 each night. Keep this up for 3-5 years. Look cheerful and together.

Lesson 4
Can you stand the mess children make? To find out.
1. Smear peanut butter onto the sofa and jam onto the curtains.
2. Hide a piece of raw chicken behind the stereo and leave it there all summer.
3. Stick your fingers in the flower bed.
4. Then rub them on the clean walls.
5. Take your favourite book, photo album, etc. Wreck it.
6. Spill milk on your new pillows. Cover the stains with crayons. How does that look?

Lesson 5
Dressing small children is not as easy as it seems.
1. Buy an octopus and a small bag made out of loose mesh.
2. Attempt to put the octopus into the bag so that none of the arms hang out.

Time allowed for this - all morning.

Lesson 6
Forget the BMW and buy a mini-van. And don't think that you can leave it out in the driveway spotless and shining. Family cars don't look like that.
1. Buy a chocolate ice cream cone and put it in the glove compartment. Leave it there.
2. Get a dime. Stick it in the CD player.
3. Take a family size package of chocolate cookies. Mash them into the back seat. Sprinkle cheerios all over the floor, then smash them with your foot.
4. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car.

Lesson 7
Go to the local grocery store. Take with you the closest thing you can findto a pre-school child. (A full-grown goat is an excellent choice). If you intend to have more than one child, then definitely take more than one goat. Buy your week's groceries without letting the goats out of your sight. Pay for everything the goat eats or destroys. Until you can easily accomplish this, do not even contemplate having children.

Lesson 8
1. Hollow out a melon.
2. Make a small hole in the side.
3. Suspend it from the ceiling and swing it from side to side.
4. Now get a bowl of soggy Cheerios and attempt to spoon them into the swaying melon by pretending to be an airplane.
5. Continue until half the Cheerios are gone.
6. Tip half into your lap. The other half, just throw up in the air.
You are now ready to feed a nine- month-old baby.

Lesson 9
Learn the names of every character from , Barney, Disney, the Teletubbies, and Pokemon. Watch nothing else on TV but PBS, the Disney channel or Noggin for at least five years. (I know, you're thinking What's 'Noggin'?) Exactly the point.

Lesson 10
Make a recording of Fran Drescher saying 'mommy' repeatedly. (Important: no more than a four second delay between each 'mommy'; occasional crescendo to the level of a supersonic jet is required). Play this tape in your car everywhere you go for the next four years. You are now ready to take a long trip with a toddler.

Lesson 11
Start talking to an adult of your choice. Have someone else continually tug on your skirt hem, shirt- sleeve, or elbow while playing the 'mommy' tape made from Lesson 10 above. You are now ready to have a conversation with an adult while there is a child in the room.

This is all very tongue in cheek; anyone who is parent will say 'it's all worth it!' Share it with your friends, both those who do and don't have kids. I guarantee they'll get a chuckle out of it. Remember, a sense of humour is one of the most important things you need as a parent!

Loving My Blue Horse

Eating Tortillas

Raul gave him a tortilla to snack on during dinner last night. He liked it.